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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 417322" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I would definitely go to UCLA. ADHD/ODD is an early diagnosis for kids who often have other issues...mood disorders and autistic spectrum are two of them. My son is on the autism spectrum, but he still tests off the charts for ADHD. The tests are only a guideline. </p><p></p><p>Like many here, I feel that ODD simply means defiant child and that it doesn't explain the core issue as to WHY the child is defiant. All of our kids here probably meet the criteria for ODD, but it is an unhelpful diagnosis. A mood disorder is hard to diagnoses in a young child and sometimes the diagnosis is wrong. However, I had a bad mood disorder as a child. I was very sad, even suicidal, as early as six, and it impacted both my behavior (rages) and my school performance. It would have helped me a lot if it had been treated as a young one...maybe I would have done better in school...I had a pretty high IQ. As it was, I had no energy or interest in anything, least of all school or homework. By seventh grade, my all right grades had sunk and the depression had hit a dangerous level, and nobody helped me. Back then, they just didn't know how or admit that children can have mood disorders.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, whatever you decide to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 417322, member: 1550"] I would definitely go to UCLA. ADHD/ODD is an early diagnosis for kids who often have other issues...mood disorders and autistic spectrum are two of them. My son is on the autism spectrum, but he still tests off the charts for ADHD. The tests are only a guideline. Like many here, I feel that ODD simply means defiant child and that it doesn't explain the core issue as to WHY the child is defiant. All of our kids here probably meet the criteria for ODD, but it is an unhelpful diagnosis. A mood disorder is hard to diagnoses in a young child and sometimes the diagnosis is wrong. However, I had a bad mood disorder as a child. I was very sad, even suicidal, as early as six, and it impacted both my behavior (rages) and my school performance. It would have helped me a lot if it had been treated as a young one...maybe I would have done better in school...I had a pretty high IQ. As it was, I had no energy or interest in anything, least of all school or homework. By seventh grade, my all right grades had sunk and the depression had hit a dangerous level, and nobody helped me. Back then, they just didn't know how or admit that children can have mood disorders. Good luck, whatever you decide to do. [/QUOTE]
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